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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 5 to clear the fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add -20 to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "ADD -3x to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  <--the other tutor left it this way, but standard form\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide through by -1 to make the term in x positive:\r\n" );
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